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NYU website hijacked in protest of 'affirmative action' in admissions

  • Hackers breached New York University's website on Sunday, redirecting traffic to their own page. This incident was confirmed by NYU spokesperson John Beckman.
  • The hackers posted purported admissions statistics showing stark disparities among racial groups, raising allegations of affirmative action violations.
  • NYU's IT team halted the malicious activity and restored the website, while law enforcement was notified of the incident.
  • Recent admissions data revealed a drop in enrollment for historically underrepresented minority groups, sparking claims of illegal affirmative action practices at NYU.
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EdScoopEdScoop
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NYU website hijacked in protest of 'affirmative action' in admissions

New York University’s website was hacked over the weekend, exposing the personal information of more than 3 million people.

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The Daily CallerThe Daily Caller
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Libs Up In Arms When Their Own Racism Gets Shoved In Their Face

New York University’s (NYU) website got a new coat of paint early Saturday morning, courtesy of "malicious hackers."

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Le·gal In·sur·rec·tionLe·gal In·sur·rec·tion
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Hackers Target NYU, Publish Admissions Data by Race

If the hackers' data is accurate, it strongly suggests that NYU is still practicing affirmative action in its admissions decisions.

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Zero HedgeZero Hedge
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Hacker Hits NYU Website, Posts Alleged Test Scores, GPAs Based On Race

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

·United States
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The College FixThe College Fix
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Hacker hits NYU website, posts alleged test scores, GPAs based on race

‘The alleged data showed Asian students performed better on ACT and SAT tests, but that white students finished with higher GPAs.’…

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The Record by Recorded FutureThe Record by Recorded Future

Hacker defaces NYU website, exposing admissions data on 1 million students

The hacker replaced the NYU homepage with charts and links to large student datasets categorizing standardized testing scores based on race, and also exposed vast amounts of personal information.

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The College Fix broke the news on Monday, March 24, 2025.
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